University professor among six victims of Quebec shooting

A university professor and father-of-three are among the six identified victims of yesterday’s attack on a Quebec City mosque, local media reports.

Khaled Belkacemi, 60, a father and professor of soil sciences and food engineering at Laval University, was shot dead during evening prayers at Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre, CTV News reports.

Khaled Belkacemi, 60, was a university professor and father. (AAP) ()

Mr Belkacemi’s son, Amir, paid tribute to a “man loved by all” on Facebook and said the “entire Arab and Muslim community” was left in shock by what Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, called “a terrorist attack on Muslims”.